About the Event
Finacle India Connect 2026
Recomposing Banking - A Playbook for the Next Phase of Banking Transformation
Date: 03 June, 2026
Time: 04:30 PM onwards
Venue: The St. Regis, Mumbai
Finacle India Connect 2026, the fifth edition of Finacle's annual flagship conference in India, will take place on 3rd June 2026 at The St. Regis, Mumbai. The evening get together will have participation from over 200 banking and technology leaders, industry experts, and ecosystem partners from across India’s BFSI landscape.
Curated around the theme ‘Recomposing Banking - A Playbook for the Next Phase of Banking Transformation’, the conference will feature an engaging mix of keynotes, fireside chats and innovation spotlight sessions, each offering strategic perspectives on how banks can recompose their technology and business capabilities to operate with greater agility and resilience in a rapidly evolving financial ecosystem. The sessions will focus on how financial institutions can move from transformation intent to execution - by adopting platform-led, composable approaches, orchestrating key capabilities such as payments and customer engagement, and embedding intelligence across the enterprise.
The evening will conclude with the Finacle Innovation Awards 2026, recognizing outstanding achievements and leadership in digital and intelligent banking transformation.
Watch this highlights video for glimpses of Finacle India Connect 2026.
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Registrations & High Tea
- Sriranga Sampathkumar, VP, Global Head of Sales, Infosys Finacle
Fireside Chat: From Products to Platforms - Composable Banking for the Next Phase of Banking Evolution
- Mridul Sharma, Chief Technology & Operating Officer, Jio Credit
- Moderator: Puneet Chhahira, VP, Head - Product Management & Marketing, Infosys Finacle
As banks move from product-centric models to platform-led architectures, the focus is shifting to recomposing capabilities for speed, scale, and innovation. In an ecosystem driven by digital public infrastructure, fintech partnerships, and real-time expectations, monolithic systems can no longer keep pace. This session explores how composable banking enables modular, API-driven capabilities that can be assembled and scaled dynamically - helping banks accelerate innovation, embed services into ecosystems, and respond faster to market change.
From Payment Processing to Payment Orchestration: A Platform Approach to Scale and Resilience
- Rajesh Nair, Group Head, Information Technology, Axis Bank
- Rajesh Chandran, Senior Vice President & Vertical Head - IT, Axis Bank
- Moderator: Siva Subramaniam, Head - Payments, Infosys Finacle
India’s payments ecosystem is among the most advanced globally, driven by real-time infrastructure and rising transaction complexity. As payments become increasingly embedded across platforms, banks are shifting from traditional processing to orchestration-led models. This session explores how orchestration layers enable seamless routing, real-time decisioning, and improved customer experiences - while helping banks scale efficiently, enhance resilience, and drive innovation in an always-on payments environment.
Indian Banking at Scale: Always On
- Gaurav Agarwal, Vice President, Technology, IBM India & South Asia
In this session, explore how IBM provides an always available, reliable, and high-performance platform for modern Indian banking.
Engaging the Modern Digital-First Customer: Designing Platform-Led CX with AI-Powered UI
- Munish Blaggan, Head Technology Management Group, ICICI Bank
- Moderator: Binooj Purayath, Head of Client Experience, Infosys Finacle
As customer expectations shift toward real-time, personalized experiences, banks are rethinking engagement through AI-powered, platform-led models. Traditional channel-based approaches are giving way to unified, context-aware journeys across mobile, web, and embedded touchpoints. This session explores how AI-driven interfaces and real-time data enable banks to deliver seamless, intelligent experiences - transforming customer interactions from transactional to truly engaging.
Celebrating Winners: The Finacle Innovation Awards 2026
Networking, Cocktails and Dinner
